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2005-12-14 Home Front Economy

Kuwait May Build Oil Refinery in Louisiana, Boost U.S. Capacity

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Posted by Fred 2005-12-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Louisiana is among three U.S. states interested in being the site of a joint venture refinery with Kuwait amid concern about a shortage of capacity to process crude into gasoline and other fuels, Kuwait's oil minister said.

Attaboys! Another refinery in hurricane territory oughta do the trick. Yesirree....

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-12-14 00:19|| 2005-12-14 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Needs to be built inland from Kings Bay Georgia. Close enough to infrastructure, but off the usual target area, and there are port facilities and infrastructure to support unloading and pipelining to an inland refinery.

Need another one in CA as well (away from quake zones)

Posted by Oldspook 2005-12-14 01:20|| 2005-12-14 01:20|| Front Page Top

#3 This will be good but I agree they need to look at a better location. Might want to build a pipeline from the coast and do it inland in Texas. Then they can just shut the pumping facility down for the week of a Hurricane.

Posted by 49 pan">49 pan 2005-12-14 06:26|| 2005-12-14 06:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Need another one in CA as well (away from quake zones)

Heh, this whole damn state is nothing but one big quake zone.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-12-14 10:30|| 2005-12-14 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Another refinery in hurricane territory oughta do the trick.

Not sure, but probably the thinking is, another refinery close to the Mississippi shipping lanes.

Posted by lotp 2005-12-14 14:17|| 2005-12-14 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 another refinery close to the Mississippi shipping lanes

What for? Rail can do it better (if you can't use pipes).

Posted by Rafael 2005-12-14 17:11|| 2005-12-14 17:11|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm not so sure that's true, Rafael. For heavy bulk items water is usually the best shipping means when it's available. And certainly the depots are built for water delivery in many cities in the Mississippi valley and the tributaries, such as the Missouri and the Ohio which are major rivers in their own right.

Posted by lotp 2005-12-14 22:01|| 2005-12-14 22:01|| Front Page Top

#8 By far the most economical form of transport for crude oil or natural gas is a pipeline.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-14 22:08|| 2005-12-14 22:08|| Front Page Top

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